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Pediatric Hematology Oncology Physician

HCA Healthcare

Wichita, KS

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SKILLS
Anesthesiology, Baseball, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Training, Emergency Medicine, Hematology, Hockey, Hospital, Leading Edge Technology, Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Patient Care, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Radiology, Restaurant, Scholarship, Simulation, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Wichita, KS
POSTED
30+ days ago

Description

Specialization:
Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Job Summary:

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita is seeking a candidate for a full-time faculty position to join an existing team of pediatric hematology/oncology physicians. The position offers an exciting opportunity to practice evidence-based medicine in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary Pediatric Hematology and Oncology program in affiliation with our primary clinical partner, Wesley Children’s Hospital.
 
Qualified Candidates:
  • A successful candidate must have an interest in practicing both hematology and oncology in an academic program
  • Education: MD or DO Degree or foreign degree equivalent
  • Board eligible or certified in Pediatrics
  • Board eligible or certified in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position
  • Patient care 80%, teaching 10%, research/scholarly activities 10%.
  • Equitable participation in call coverage is expected.
Incentives/Benefits Package:
  • Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
  • Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
  • Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
  • A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

About the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita and Wesley Children’s Hospital:

The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (KUSM-W) Department of Pediatrics is a robust, comprehensive and thriving group of dedicated generalist, specialist, hospitalist and newborn providers delivering pediatric clinical care, education, scholarship and advocacy as part of our medical school campus, one of three in the University of Kansas system. The Wichita campus serves over 200 medical students and boasts state-of-the-art technical capabilities including a new simulation center. The KUSM-W Department of Pediatrics collaborates extensively in the community and region to provide general and tertiary care to the children and families in the Western two-thirds of the state.

Wesley Children’s Hospital:
  • Wesley Children’s Hospital includes the largest delivery service and neonatal ICU in the state of Kansas, a 35-bed pediatric inpatient unit, 15-bed pediatric ICU and the state’s only Children’s Oncology Group certified pediatric oncology service line.
  • Relevant service lines include pediatric anesthesia, pediatric radiology, pediatric emergency medicine, centralized pediatric sedation, pediatric hospital medicine, child life and pediatric clinical pharmacy.
  • There are over 25 American Board of Pediatrics certified medical specialties availability in the community, in addition to pediatric general, orthopedic and plastic surgery
Wichita, Kansas is located in the heart of America and is the largest city in Kansas. It has small town friendliness along with all the amenities of a large city including a variety of restaurants and entertainment, minor league baseball and hockey teams, great shopping, and close proximity to the country. The metropolitan area of more than 640,000 has great public and private schools and is a family friendly city.

 

About the Company

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HCA Healthcare

At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.

HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.

And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1968
WEBSITE
http://hcahealthcare.com/

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